Akbar wanted to establish friendship with the Rajputs because: a). Mughal likes with Central Asia having been completely snaped, so Akbar had to make friendly alliances in India, b). Friendship with the Rajputs was politically fruitful, c). he wanted to make peaceful Rajputana a stepping stone for his Gujarat and Deccan conquests.

In 1569, new capital introduced by Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri, which become a World Heritage Sight.